RATL: A Database of Reptile and Amphibian Toxicology Literature

Contaminant a Species
Code b
Lifestage c
Location
Collectio
n Date
Other Residues d
Table 1- Field Residues - 30
Egg e Whole
Body e
Viscera e
DDE LEKE adult NC, USA 1991-92 subcutaneous
fat= 95.7-
292 µg/kg
DDE LEKE juvenile NY, USA 1980-89 Range of
Means=
232-386
DDE LIOL egg Australia 1970-71 0.37-
11.00
Fat e
Muscle e
Liver e
54.2- 56.8
µg/kg
Range of
Means=
137-253
Kidney e Reference k
Rybitski et al. 1995
Lake et al. 1994
Best 1973
DDE MOSV egg Australia 1970-71 0.49 Best 1973
DDE NECY adult LA, USA 1977-79 0.1-0.13
ppm
Sabourin et al. 1984
DDE NECY embryo LA, USA 1977-79 embryo= 0.28 ppm Sabourin et al. 1984
DDE NEER adult TX, USA 1974-75 178.9
Fleet and Plapp
DDE/
DDT
ratio= 63
1978
DDE NEER adult TX, USA 1971 Navosta
area: 1.7-
4.3;
Brazos
area:
283.6-
380.4
Fleet et al. 1972
DDE NEER adult TX, USA 1976 Brazos:
67.2-
1161.2
ppm, Hwy
21: 5.7-
24.3 ppm,
Navasota:
0.6-6.1
ppm
Stafford et al. 1976
DDE NEFA adult TX, USA 1974-75 211.6
Fleet and Plapp
DDE/
DDT
ratio= 29
1978
DDE NEFA adult TX, USA 1976 617.1 and
724.7
ppm
(Brazo)
Stafford et al. 1976
DDE NEMA adult ON, CAN 1988, 90 0.3- 90.0
ng/g ww
Bonin et al. 1995